Wayne State University computer science alumnus Nick DeNardis is quickly becoming a nationally renowned expert on institutional Web presence in higher education. Fortunately for WSU, he opted to stay and lead online communication efforts at his alma mater.

Microsoft Corp. CEO and Michigan native Steven Ballmer received an honorary doctorate degree in computer science from Lawrence Technological University Friday morning in a special university convocation.

Associate Professor C.J. Chung of Lawrence Technological University knows from personal experience how dangerous it can be to fall and not be able to get assistance. Last year he suffered a painful fall when he was recovering from a bone infection that had greatly reduced his ability to walk.

Hairong Wei is a molecular biologist who turned to his other passion — computer science — to remove a major research roadblock. The Michigan Technological University professor’s cross-disciplinary efforts have produced a new computer-based tool for rapidly and accurately identifying the regulatory genes that work together to control a biological process or trait.